October 2009 - games, that were released this month for Wii

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Runner

October 1, 2009 → Wii

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Free Running is a parkour simulator in which you have to learn how to overcome difficult obstacles using the acrobatic skills of the...

Dead Space: Extraction

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

October 2, 2009 → Wii

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Dead Space: Extraction is a sci-fi rail horror shooter with a first-person view in the Dead Space universe. The events of the game will tell the story before the...

Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

October 2, 2009 → Wii

Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the masters of LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC...

Wii Fit Plus

Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sports game

October 4, 2009 → Wii; October 30, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 80/100

A fitness and balance-training game, Wii Fit Plus combines activities from Wii Fit with new exercises and tools for tailoring workout routines. Players can choose...

Final Fantasy

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

October 5, 2009 → Wii

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed during the invasion...

Biggest Loser

Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sports game

October 6, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 68/100

A sports and fitness game focused on exercise and weight loss. Biggest Loser includes video diaries and the option to work out alongside online...

Spore Hero

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Fighting, Music game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

October 6, 2009 → Wii

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Spore Hero is an action-adventure about creating a hero and exploring a 3D world threatened by a dark force. Players build a character from different parts and set...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction

October 6, 2009 → Wii

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 45/100

An action-adventure set in the Star Wars universe takes place between the first and second seasons of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Jedi and Clone...

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

October 9, 2009 → Wii; October 19, 2009 → Wii

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This puzzle platform adventure follows Toku and Enril, a wind spirit, as they set out to save the boy’s mother, lift an ancient curse and stop the villain Balasar...

Final Fight 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

October 9, 2009 → Wii; October 12, 2009 → Wii

Players: 7.5/10

Final Fight 2 is a third-person action game with a dash of fighting from the developers at Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Capcom Co., Ltd.. Possibly...

Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

October 9, 2009 → Wii

Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was...

Cars: Race-O-Rama

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

October 12, 2009 → Wii; October 28, 2009 → Wii; October 30, 2009 → Wii

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 56/100

This arcade racing game follows Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks as they prepare student racers in Radiator Springs for the Race-O-Rama Exhibition. The academy’s...

Squeeballs Party

October 12, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 59/100

On a secret island in the Pacific, small creatures called Squeeballs are manufactured as toys for children around the world. Before they go on sale, the player puts...

Gravitronix

Action

October 12, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 46/100

This arcade arena combat game pits players against one another for the title of champion. Attacks use four types of projectiles and the powerful beams of each...

Wii Music

Arcade, Music game

October 12, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 63/100

Wii Music is a music arcade game about performing and creating musical pieces. In jam sessions, players perform together, and recordings of their performances can...

A Boy and His Blob

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Remake

October 13, 2009 → Wii

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Third-person view, Sports game, Mario Game

October 13, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 74/100

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games — All playable characters from the previous game return in addition to four new characters. It was announced on the...

Ju-on: The Grudge

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival

October 13, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 39/100

A first-person adventure horror game about a family threatened by a curse that affects anyone who encounters it. Erika Yamada is exposed to the curse while...

FIFA Soccer 08

Sports game, Football, Isometric

October 15, 2009 → Wii

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 78/100

FIFA Soccer 08 — New features not seen in FIFA 07 include "Be a Pro mode", in which the player controls only one character for the entire match. However, this...

Okami

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

October 15, 2009 → Wii

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Okami — atmospheric adventure action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu...

Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

October 16, 2009 → Wii; October 27, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 65/100

An adventure platformer with puzzles and sandbox elements, Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter lets players create a hero and help the inhabitants of Raposa village...

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

October 16, 2009 → Wii

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC, Sculptured...

FIFA 10

Sports game, Simulation, Football

October 20, 2009 → Wii

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

In this part of the FIFA series, fundamental changes have been implemented in the game mechanics, making the gameplay more realistic. Now you can monitor the...

Marvel Super Hero Squad

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

October 20, 2009 → Wii; October 23, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 50/100

Marvel Super Hero Squad — Adventure mode has 6 chapters for each hero: Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Hulk, Wolverine, Falcon and Thor. When choosing a character...

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010

Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox, Wrestling

October 20, 2009 → Wii; October 23, 2009 → Wii

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 — the game introduced new or completely changed creative modes, which complemented the modes from previous games in the series...

Astro Boy: The Video Game

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 20, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 41/100

A platform action game based on Astro Boy, who battles President Stone’s robot army to save Metro City. The hero fights groups of enemies and colossal bosses across...

Bakugan Battle Brawlers

October 20, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 62/100

An adventure game about Dan and his friends, whose lives change after mysterious cards fall from the sky. The player uses special cards and rolls spheres onto them...

Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo

October 20, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-adventure game draws on the early Dragon Ball stories, following young Goku and his friends on their journeys. It retains the humour of the original...

The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun

October 20, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 60/100

Based on Cartoon Network’s The Secret Saturdays animated series, the game follows Zak and his family as they explore the globe. They search for lost Cryptids and...

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

October 20, 2009 → Wii

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi is a top-down role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, anime/manga and fantasy games from the developers of...

Charm Girls Club Pajama Party

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

October 20, 2009 → Wii; October 24, 2009 → Wii; October 28, 2009 → Wii

Charm Girls Club Pajama Party is an arcade game with elements of a musical game from the Electronic Arts studio. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...

Shinobi (1989)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

October 23, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade action-platformer follows the ninja Joe Musashi as he confronts the criminal organization Zeed, which has kidnapped the children of the Oboro clan. He...

PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit

Arcade, Board / Group Game

October 23, 2009 → Wii

PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit is an arcade game from the developers from the Grounding studio. The game is published by Nintendo. In some circles, PictureBook...

Nerf N-Strike Elite

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

October 26, 2009 → Wii

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

An arcade rail shooter about battling robots, spotting enemy weak points, and solving puzzles. A red reveal lens fitted to the NERF SWITCH SHOT EX-3 blaster, which...

World of Zoo

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox

October 26, 2009 → Wii

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 80/100

This zoo life simulator lets players create and customize their own zoo, then interact with animals beyond their enclosures. Building a bond through hands-on...

Hasbro Family Game Night 2

October 26, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 63/100

A collection of digital family board games featuring Mr. Potato Head. Hasbro Family Game Night 2 includes Operation, Jenga, Bop It, Pictureka, and Connect...

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Game Time

Simulation, First-person view

October 26, 2009 → Wii

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Game Time is a first-person simulator from developers from the ImaginEngine studio. The main publisher of the game is THQ Inc...

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 26, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 82/100

A puzzle adventure about pirate Guybrush Threepwood, who continues his search for the voodoo sponge La Esponja Grande in the third chapter of Tales of Monkey...

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

October 26, 2009 → Wii; October 30, 2009 → Wii

Players: 7/10

This run-and-gun arcade game parodies horror-movie conventions as teenagers Zeke and Julie try to rescue their neighbors from zombies and other monsters. The game...

DJ Hero

Simulation, In real time, Music game, Third-person view

October 27, 2009 → Wii; October 30, 2009 → Wii

Metacritic: 86/100

A music game centered on DJ performances, in which players mix tracks for a virtual crowd. DJ Hero features more than 100 songs reshaped into over 80 original...